tai ##aro ##a , richard maynard = eva ga ##uth ##ier = eva ga ##uth ##ier ( september 20 , 1885 – december 20 , 1958 ) was a canadian @ - @ american me ##zzo @ - @ soprano and voice teacher . she performed and popular ##ised songs by contemporary composers throughout her career and sang in the american premiere ##s of several works by erik sat ##ie , maurice rave ##l and igor st ##ra ##vinsky , including the title role in the latter ' s per ##se ##phone . the niece of lady laurie ##r and sir wil ##frid laurie ##r , who also were her patrons , she initially trained and performed in europe . she then travelled to java and for four
taiaroa, richard maynard = eva gauthier = eva gauthier ( september 20, 1885 – december 20, 1958 ) was a canadian @ - @ american mezzo @ - @ soprano and voice teacher. she performed and popularised songs by contemporary composers throughout her career and sang in the american premieres of several works by erik satie, maurice ravel and igor stravinsky, including the title role in the latter's persephone. the niece of lady laurier and sir wilfrid laurier, who also were her patrons, she initially trained and performed in europe. she then travelled to java and for four